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seeds measuring one ādhaka and if I get excellent crops, I can put one lakh golden coins for each sesame. Oh drummers, beat the drums on my riches." Passage 17 : अण्णो भणति -
णवपाउसंमि पुण्णाए, गिरिनइयाए य सिग्घवेगाए ।
एगाहमहितमेत्तेणं, णवणीतेण पालिं बंधामि ।। Another rich person came forward and announced, “If a mountain-river, full of water, flows forcefully in rainy season, still I can build a weir of butter which is produced by churning one day's butter-milk. Now beat the drums for me.” Passage 18 :
जच्चाण वरकिसोराणं, तद्दिवसं तु जायमेत्ताणं ।
केसेहिं णभं छाएमि, एत्थवि ता मे होलं वाएहि ।। One other rich person added, “I am able to cover the sky with the hair of the young ones of the excellent horses, born on the same day in my stud-farm. Now beat the drums for me !" Passage 19 :
दो मज्झ अत्थि रतणाणि, सालिपसूई य गद्दभिया य । छिण्णा छिण्णावि रूहंति, एत्थवि ता मे होलं वाएहि ।। सेतुसुक्किल्लो णिच्चसुगंधो, भज्ज अणुव्वय णत्थि पवासो ।
णिरिणो य दुपंचसतो य, एत्थवि ता मे होलं वाएहि ।।
The another rich farmer added, “I have two excellent species of rice-grain. If we sow the first type, we can reap any variety of rice as per our will. The second type viz. gardabhikā is so wonderful that, if we cut it, it grows again and again. So beat the drums for me too."
The last one declared, “I possess vast flower-gardens and fruit-farms, having excellent fragrance ; my wife is loyal ; I never go
